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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Quite a few of the critics seem to be saying, in effect, Let's talk Saddam out of Kuwait if we can, but the option of blasting him out is just too ugly to contemplate. Play the game that way, and Saddam wins...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America Abroad: The Bum Rap on Bush | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

...Deceptive Mailings Prevention Act of 1990, which was signed this month by President Bush, bans mail solicitations that masquerade as government notices and prey particularly upon the fears of the elderly. Last January a New York State law went into effect that barred retail stores from keeping records of the addresses and phone numbers of customers who use credit cards. The practice is intended to verify identifications, but it is increasingly used to compile mailing lists, which are then rented...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Direct Mail: Read This!!!!!!!! | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

...supporters of the freeze said it would help reduce pollution, the greenhouse effect and ozone depletion...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: City Tables Environmental Ordinance Business, Residents Clash Over Law | 11/20/1990 | See Source »

...hoping the commission will allow the club to put the plan into effect," said David A. Wylie, the attorney for the inn and a former city councillor. While Wylie acknowledges that some of the neighborhood complaints were legitimate, he says the new management plan will address them...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Neighborhood Fights Law School Club | 11/20/1990 | See Source »

...both Scali and the club's neighbors say they are skeptical about the new plan's effectiveness, arguing that club representatives told them in a meeting at Harvard's office of community relations that the plan was already in effect. To date, Scali said, nothing has changed...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Neighborhood Fights Law School Club | 11/20/1990 | See Source »

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